<p>London: Manchester City moved a point clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday after a thrilling 4-4 draw at Chelsea with Erling Haaland scoring twice only for former City man Cole Palmer to level the match from the penalty spot in added time.</p><p>City scored first when Spanish defender Marc Cucurella pulled Haaland's shirt to concede a VAR-checked penalty which the Norwegian coolly converted in the 24th minute sending Robert Sanchez the wrong way.</p><p>Five minutes later Chelsea's 39-year-old Brazilian defender Thiago Silva headed the ball into the net from a Conor Gallagher corner and it was all square.</p><p>It was the first time Chelsea had scored against Manchester City since they beat them in the 2021 Champions League final.</p><p>They suffered six defeats in a row, four in the league and two in cup competitions.</p><p>Former City forward Raheem Sterling, busy and bustling all game, tapped in after a Josko Gvardiol error in defence allowed Reece James to cross in the 37th minute. Sterling refused to celebrate but Stamford Bridge erupted.</p><p>Chelsea's lead lasted less than 10 minutes before defender Manuel Akanji, who had pushed forward throughout the half, rose to head City's equaliser in first-half injury time.</p><p>The towering Haaland bundled in his second -- his 13th Premier League goal of the season -- a minute after the restart to put City ahead.</p><p>But the champions had no time to relax in the end-to-end contest and in the 67th minute of a breathless second half, the home side equalised through Nicolas Jackson. Rodri's 86th-minute strike, that took a big deflection off Thiago Silva, put the champions ahead again.</p><p>The visitors might have thought they had the three points in the bag, only for them to concede a 94th-minute penalty, when Ruben Dias caught substitute Armando Broja’s legs in the penalty box.</p><p>Up stepped Manchester City’s academy graduate Palmer to show no nerves as he blasted the penalty home against his former club. It was the 21-year-old’s fourth Chelsea penalty in four attempts.</p><p>"Very strange the first time I have played against City," Palmer told Sky Sports. "I have the upmost respect for the club I spent 15 years at and it is nice to see some friends."</p><p>Scorer Rodri said his side were exhausted.</p><p>"The level of the Chelsea team has risen and it was not our best performance today. Individually we needed to do a bit more ourselves - to concede four goals is not normal for us," he told Sky.</p><p>The result moved City clear of Liverpool with 28 points from 12 games. Chelsea, who have shown stuttering form this season, move up a place to 10th on 16 points.</p>
<p>London: Manchester City moved a point clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday after a thrilling 4-4 draw at Chelsea with Erling Haaland scoring twice only for former City man Cole Palmer to level the match from the penalty spot in added time.</p><p>City scored first when Spanish defender Marc Cucurella pulled Haaland's shirt to concede a VAR-checked penalty which the Norwegian coolly converted in the 24th minute sending Robert Sanchez the wrong way.</p><p>Five minutes later Chelsea's 39-year-old Brazilian defender Thiago Silva headed the ball into the net from a Conor Gallagher corner and it was all square.</p><p>It was the first time Chelsea had scored against Manchester City since they beat them in the 2021 Champions League final.</p><p>They suffered six defeats in a row, four in the league and two in cup competitions.</p><p>Former City forward Raheem Sterling, busy and bustling all game, tapped in after a Josko Gvardiol error in defence allowed Reece James to cross in the 37th minute. Sterling refused to celebrate but Stamford Bridge erupted.</p><p>Chelsea's lead lasted less than 10 minutes before defender Manuel Akanji, who had pushed forward throughout the half, rose to head City's equaliser in first-half injury time.</p><p>The towering Haaland bundled in his second -- his 13th Premier League goal of the season -- a minute after the restart to put City ahead.</p><p>But the champions had no time to relax in the end-to-end contest and in the 67th minute of a breathless second half, the home side equalised through Nicolas Jackson. Rodri's 86th-minute strike, that took a big deflection off Thiago Silva, put the champions ahead again.</p><p>The visitors might have thought they had the three points in the bag, only for them to concede a 94th-minute penalty, when Ruben Dias caught substitute Armando Broja’s legs in the penalty box.</p><p>Up stepped Manchester City’s academy graduate Palmer to show no nerves as he blasted the penalty home against his former club. It was the 21-year-old’s fourth Chelsea penalty in four attempts.</p><p>"Very strange the first time I have played against City," Palmer told Sky Sports. "I have the upmost respect for the club I spent 15 years at and it is nice to see some friends."</p><p>Scorer Rodri said his side were exhausted.</p><p>"The level of the Chelsea team has risen and it was not our best performance today. Individually we needed to do a bit more ourselves - to concede four goals is not normal for us," he told Sky.</p><p>The result moved City clear of Liverpool with 28 points from 12 games. Chelsea, who have shown stuttering form this season, move up a place to 10th on 16 points.</p>